[fpc-devel] x86_64 Optimizer Overhaul

[Ryan Joseph]

I’ve spent some time in the compiler sources now and I’m curious just where people think the bottle necks for performance actually are. It’s such a complicated system for anyone one person to have a good understanding of so it’s not clear where to begin looking.

> On Dec 12, 2018, at 9:42 AM, J. Gareth Moreton <gareth at moreton-family.com> wrote:
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> The overhaul primarily increases the speed of compilation, but it makes some minor improvements to conditional branches here and there.  Nevertheless, I'm always happy to find a saving here and there in the compiled assembly language!

Regards,
	Ryan Joseph